Exploring John Hay – 37th US Secretary of State – leads to a list of the Ten Best Secretaries of State!

The subject of this morning’s featured article at Wikipedia was John Hay an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. His service in government stretched from the Lincoln administration through that of Theodore Roosevelt, yet I doubt that many Americans recognize his name …

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October 6th – Happy German-American Day and Thoughts About My German Ancestry!

Today October 6th is German-American Day! From Wikipedia: German-American Day is a holiday in the United States, observed annually on October 6. The holiday, which celebrates German American heritage, commemorates the date in 1683 when 13 German families from Krefeld near the Rhine landed in Philadelphia. These families subsequently founded …

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October 5th – International Day of No Prostitution – Just Think They're Someone's Child!

Today October 5th is the International Day of No Prostitution. Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world if there were no prostitution? While I doubt that it will ever be eliminated,  I applaud all those fight for its eradication.  From Wikipedia…. International Day of No Prostitution (IDNP) is an awareness day …

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